Today's Announcements

A face covering MUST be worn in ALL indoor areas of the zoo, including the Outpost Gift Shop, Guest Services area, indoor eateries, indoor enclosures and Jungle Tumble soft play. We also ask that you maintain social distancing throughout your visit due to updated Government Guidelines.

Please be aware that the outdoor area of Pygmy hippos is currently closed whilst we upgrade the hippo area and improve visitor viewing.

Please be aware that the Discovery Centre is currently CLOSED.

As a preventative measure following a Housing Order by the Secretary of State regarding Avian Flu, the majority of our bird species are currently off-show.

If you have any queries regarding your visit, you can find answers to our most popular FAQs here.

 

SAVE PAPER and download the Colchester Zoo App ahead of your visit for an interactive map and all of today's animal encounter times!

Make sure you TURN ON the Bluetooth and location services on your mobile device to use the INTERACTIVE map function.

Your support is still critical – now more than ever. Find out how you can help us here.

Important Information

Animal Experience Gift Vouchers

Purchase an Animal Experience Gift Voucher!

Available for a number of our different Animal Experiences, the lucky recipient has 3 months to book in their experience to take place within 12 months!

Please be aware that vouchers are available as Digital ‘E-vouchers’ only at this time.

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Experience Gift vouchers are available for the following experiences:

All dates are subject to availability. We cannot guarantee the availability of a particular animal or scheme as vouchers are not available to purchase for a particular species.

Please read our full Gift voucher and Animal Experience terms and conditions here before making your purchase as well as online shop terms and conditions.

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*All prices, schemes and terms & conditions are subject to change without notice.

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